Convertible cushion



Feb. 22, 1949. w, KREMPEL 2,452,269

CONVERTIBLE CUSHION Filed Nov. 29, 1947 INVEN TOR.

Patented Feb. 22, 1949 CONSZERT-IBLE GUSHION' Alvin W; Krempel,Milwaukee, Wis.

A plication November, 29, 1947; Seriat No; 788,831

*1 Claims, (01; 2-?8 8).

1, invention r la es. to improvem nts. in on.- ver-tible cushions andmore particularly to. cush.

es wh ch m e temati la betransio'r ed. nto

ainc at- 1flfaima s- W e att ndin midg t mete s ch a ball.

cape are carried, if; no need arises for the latter,

the'rr it has. been. merely excess baggage.

a nera qbie of this nventi n, t fore is to obviate the necessity ofcarrying; the added bulk;

of; both the above mentioned articles by providing. a mash qawhi n aralt r atively betransrorm into a st ia or care... u d, th occas on here?for who A more specific object of this invention is to provide araincoat. or cape. formed with an attractive parka type of hood.integral therewith into which the rest of the coat or cape may be.

neatly and easily folded to form a readily portable cushion.

A further object of this invention is to provide arain coat or capeformed with anintegral. substantially rectangular parka-type hood havingtwo edges closed and being provided. on the. other two edges with amultiple slide operated fastener or other suitable fastening means, suchthat when the remainder of the rain cape or coat is folded.

within the, parka-type hood and. when the slide fastener is closed, acomfortable cushion of conventional size and shape and of neatappearance is provided.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination raincoatand cushion which is simple and easy to manufacture, which is compactwhen carried, which gives the desired protection from the elements, andwhich is otherwise well adapted for the purposes described.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimproved convertible cushion, and all its parts and combinations as setforth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating one complete embodiment ofthe preferred form of the invention, in which the same referencenumerals designate the same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of the invention being worn as a raincape;

Fi s s n enlar ed fra men ar perspective ie o the earkah od portionoftheinvention ho ng ts c z c n o; he cape portion and showing the slidefastener opentd permit. either wearing of; the; garment. or. foldingofthe.- cap portion thereof: into th hood;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view; of the invention; it. looks in openposition and ready to: be ut on he wear F e is; a s de-View of, the.invention showing the coat. or capeportionv thereof" folded into theparka hood portion. thereof,. the slide fastener being open andnone sidebeing drawn back to show the folded;- portion in: the interior of thehood poron: and. I

Fig. 5a view of the. invention similar tov that shown in Fig. 4;, butwiththeslide fastener closed. The. inventioninthis. condition is adaptedfor use. as .a cushion;

Referring more particularly to. the drawing, thenumeral l0 indicates acape constructed of suitabl material. suchas waterproof, waterrepellant, or coatingmateri-al. Atthe neck portion of thecapelfljisconnected aparka-type hood II which 2Q is substantiallyrectangular in outline whenfiat' toned. The-hood l-;l:.oonsists-ofa'right side-panel portion-.12; anda left. side. panelportion I3. The panels, t2 and. [3: are in permanently closed con--nection. along their'upper. edges l 4- andalong their afitirear. edgesL5; The panels l2 and 13 are also in permanently closed connection for aportion 1-6 of their lower edges l1. Extending continuously along.thefront'edges tit and along a portion of the-loweredges H of the panelsI 2 and I 3 is a ilnultiple slide operated fastener I9 having a slideThe connection between the cape l0 and the hood II is made interiorly ofthe slide fastener I9 and extends in a generally U-shape around andadjacent the portions of the fastener l9 which extend along the edges I!of the panels l2 and I3, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. This method ofattachment prevents the metal of the slide fastener l9 from coming indirect contact with the person of the wearer by causing that portion ofthe fastener l9 which extends along the edges I! to overlie the cape l0when the latter is being worn as is shown clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. Thismethod of connection is also important in connection with the foldingoperation of the garment within the hood to form a cushion. In addition,the hood I l is of such ample proportions that the portion of slidefastener l9 extending along the edges I8 is never in close proximity tothe face of the wearer.

The cape portion It may be folded into the hood portion H as shown inFig. 4, and when it is so folded, the slide fastener l9 may be closed asshown in Fig. 5.

By having the connection between the cape portion and the hood portionextend along the lower (shorter) edge of the hood portion only, thefolding of the cape portion into the hood is greatly facilitated. Inaddition, the location of the above-mentioned connection interiorly ofthe slide fastener permits the fastener to be easily and quickly closedto form a cushion after the cape portion has been folded within the headpor-' tion. When the invention is in the condition of Fig. 5, it is inall respects well adapted for use as a cushion.

The invention may be used anywhere. that a cushion is desirable, butfinds its best use .where the user desires a cushion while seated out ofdoors, If, while the invention is so employed rain should threaten or iffor any other reason the user should feel the need of the protectionaiforded by the raincoat or cape, it is a simple matter for him to openthe fastener 19, shake the cape or coat l0 out of the hood portion II(as in Fig. 3), and to wear the cape in the conventional manner (shownin Fig. 1).

- The fact that thisinvention is well adapted to either of its dualpurposes gives it unique utility, especially to fishermen, spectators atoutdoor sporting events, or anyone engaged in sedentary outdoor pastimesor occupations. I

Various changes and modifications may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention, such as making the garment with sleeves or inother styles than that shown in the embodiment herein described or bymaking the garment of other materials than those mentioned, and all ofsuch changes are contemplated as may come within the scope of theclaims.

What I claim is:

1. A garment convertible into a cushion com prising a coat having a neckopening, and a hood attached to said coat adjacent and coextensive withthe margin of said neck opening and exteriorly thereof, said hood being'of substantially rectangular shape and having an opening extendingalong two adjacent sides thereof, said opening being provided with amultiple slide operated fastener-along said two sides, said coat beingfoldable into said hood through said opening to form a cushion.

2. A'garment convertible into a cushion comprising a coat having a neckopening, and a hood connected to said coat adjacent and coextensive withthe margin of said neck opening, said hood being of substantiallyrectangular shape and having an opening extending along two adjacentsides thereof, said opening being provided with a multiple slideoperated fastener along said two sides, said coat being foldable intosaid hood through said opening to form a. cushion, said connectionbetween the hood and coat being along one of said fastener equippedsides and inside of the hood with respect to said fastener.

3. A garment convertible into a cushion comprising a hood made up of apair of substantially rectangular panels each having a pair of longsides and a pair of shorter sides, said panels being closed along onelong side, along an adjacent short side, and'along a portion of thesecond short side, and having a continuous opening along the second longside and theunclosed portion of the second short side, the edges of saidpanels adjacent the opening being provided with a multiple slideoperated fastener, and a coat having a neck opening, said coat beingconnected to the interior of said hood in such a manner that the marginof the neck opening registers with the panel edges extending along theunclosedportion of the second short side of the hood, said coat beingselec-' tively foldable into said hood through said hood opening to forma cushion.

'4. A parka-type garment convertible into a cushion comprising a garmentincluding 9. rectangular hood having an opening along two adjacent sidesthereof, the remainder of said garinent being connected to saidhoodinteriorly adjacent the boundaries of said opening along one of saidsides, said opening being provided with a multiple slide operatedfastener, the remainder of said garment being foldable into said hood-through said opening to form a cushion.

ALVIN W. KREMPEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record-in the fileofthis patent:

Great Britain May 5, 1938

